Government Issue | Crash | LP

Government Issue, often referred to as G.I., was a punk rock band from Washington, D.C., active from 1980 to 1989. The group began as a hardcore punk band and gradually incorporated more melodic and alternative rock influences. The band's frontman died in May 2016 after a battle with stomach cancer.

Crash is a punk and alternative rock album by Government Issue, issued in 2025 by Dr. Strange Records as a reissue on one vinyl LP in stereo. It was originally released in 1988. Government Issue and Tom Lyle are credited as producers, and the line-up credited includes Tom Lyle on guitar, J. Robbins on bass, Peter Moffett on drums and John Stabb Schroeder on vocals.

Track List

Side A

1. Another Day
2. Strange Wine
3. Better Than TV
4. Time Will Rearrange
5. Connecticut

Side B

1. Crash
2. The Price
3. The Fear
4. Summer of Blood
5. For Ever